May 6/7/8 - Gelderland, the Netherlands, a so bike-friendly region and 3 amazing days for Giro 2016.
And the same number of words that still tell me about it: Speed, Sound and Sun. 3 times S.
The Speed of the opening prologue, the Sound of thousands of roadside people, among crates of beer and loudspeakers playing music, the wonderful and unexpected Sun that soaked up the crowd. I tanned more 72 hours in the Netherlands than during all the next summer long, I would never have said that.
I'll go on by mixing moments, not following a chronological order. Let's see where my memories will lead me back.
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Kids always have fun when Pink shines
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Dutch people gets familiar with italian
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A wonderful hill in Nijmegen full of fans
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Giacomo Berlato, pioneer of Giro 2016
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Sunset dresses Nijmegen after the race |
Fast as the wind blows, through the big snake tracked among Apeldoorn streets. A party around houses, gardens as they were new rooms for guests. One of the cycling days I'll bring with me for a long time. As common there, almost every house has got the national flag hung out of the door. Kids wearing their football idols jerseys, the race that was real race, with a royal ending, hoped and dreamt, the win by home idol Tom Dumoulin.
Arnhem, life flows quickly and a train whenever you need. Like the one I missed, cause of a tricky ticket. It doesn't matter, real adventure is when you come into incidents on your path. A human piano in a space train station, the 'business card' of a contemporary city. Train is a fundamental concept in the Netherlands, by the way it's always a bike, bigger and a bit faster. I saw and lived the Giro commuting life, met and met again people following the race thanks to trains. Trains where, on the windows, there's a suggestion to talk to your seat neighbours. Future in the past.
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Speed among Apeldoorn houses
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Stefano Pirazzi rides in a sea of people
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Arnhem, life flows quickly and a train whenever you need. Like the one I missed, cause of a tricky ticket. It doesn't matter, real adventure is when you come into incidents on your path. A human piano in a space train station, the 'business card' of a contemporary city. Train is a fundamental concept in the Netherlands, by the way it's always a bike, bigger and a bit faster. I saw and lived the Giro commuting life, met and met again people following the race thanks to trains. Trains where, on the windows, there's a suggestion to talk to your seat neighbours. Future in the past.
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A human piano in a space station
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Trains are faster and bigger bikes
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